1. Seismic performance of base isolated buildings and strategies to mitigate vertical acceleration demands Open Access Author: Vu, Bach Xuan Title: Seismic performance of base isolated buildings and strategies to mitigate vertical acceleration demands Graduate Program: Civil Engineering Keywords: seismicisolatedverticalaccelerationmitigatefragilitycolumn isolatorselastomeric bearings File: Download Bach_Vu_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Gordon Patrick Warn, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSwagata Banerjee Basu, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorAli M Memari, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
2. Vertical Expansion of Existing Buildings Using Multi-story Modular Construction Methods Open Access Author: Jellen, Anthony Charles Title: Vertical Expansion of Existing Buildings Using Multi-story Modular Construction Methods Graduate Program: Civil Engineering Keywords: ModularPrefabricationResidentialMulti-familyVertical Expansion File: Download Jellen_Thesis_Submit.pdf Committee Members: Ali M Memari, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
3. participation of gravity framing and interaction in the seismic response of steel buildings Open Access Author: Pospisil, Michael Paul Title: participation of gravity framing and interaction in the seismic response of steel buildings Graduate Program: Civil Engineering Keywords: gravity framinglateral force resisting systemsteelshear demandsdrift demandssteel plate shear walls File: Download Mike_Pospisil_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Gordon Patrick Warn, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorAli M Memari, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorDr Maria Lopez De Murphy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
4. DEVELOPMENT OF FRAGILITY INFORMATION FOR BUILDING LIGHT-FRAME AND ENVELOPE SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMANCE-BASED SEISMIC DESIGN Open Access Author: Zhu, Yizhi Title: DEVELOPMENT OF FRAGILITY INFORMATION FOR BUILDING LIGHT-FRAME AND ENVELOPE SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMANCE-BASED SEISMIC DESIGN Graduate Program: Civil Engineering Keywords: fragilitySIPslight-framebuilding envelopeperformance-based seismic design File: Download Thesis__Final_Version_.pdf Committee Members: Ali M Memari, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorAly Marei Said, Committee MemberKonstantinos Papakonstantinou, Committee Member
5. A Methodology for Development of Design Permit Vehicles Open Access Author: Shah, Meet M Title: A Methodology for Development of Design Permit Vehicles Graduate Program: Civil Engineering Keywords: Influence LinesBridgeBridge AnalysisPermit VehicleDesign Live Load File: Download Thesis_MMS.pdf Committee Members: Jeffrey A. Laman, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorKonstantinos Papakonstantinou, Committee MemberAli M Memari, Committee Member
6. METHODOLOGY FOR HURRICANE DAMAGE ESTIMATION TO GLAZING SYSTEM TOWARDS PROBABILISTIC LOSS ASSESSMENT Open Access Author: You, Yingzhe Title: METHODOLOGY FOR HURRICANE DAMAGE ESTIMATION TO GLAZING SYSTEM TOWARDS PROBABILISTIC LOSS ASSESSMENT Graduate Program: Civil Engineering Keywords: FragilityHurricane damagePerformance-Based EngineeringGlazing systemLoss assessmentWind-borne debrisWind-driven rain File: Download Final_thesis.pdf Committee Members: Ali M Memari, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
7. TRANSVERSE DISTRIBUTION FACTORS FOR HORIZONTALLY CURVED BRIDGES UNDER THE EFFECT OF PERMIT VEHICLES Open Access Author: Yang, Bowen Title: TRANSVERSE DISTRIBUTION FACTORS FOR HORIZONTALLY CURVED BRIDGES UNDER THE EFFECT OF PERMIT VEHICLES Graduate Program: Civil Engineering Keywords: live load distribution factorcurved bridgewarping and bendingpermit vehiclesteel I-girder bridge File: Download Master_of_Science__Bowen_Yang_Thesis_Final.pdf Committee Members: Jeffrey A Laman, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorAli M Memari, Committee MemberKonstantinos Papakonstantinou, Committee Member
8. Development Of A Straw-Reinforced Clay-Based Mixture For 3D Printing Construction Of Affordable Home Open Access Author: Alqenaee, Amnah Title: Development Of A Straw-Reinforced Clay-Based Mixture For 3D Printing Construction Of Affordable Home Graduate Program: Civil Engineering Keywords: 3D PrintingConcrete 3D Pringting3DP3DPCCobEnvironmentally FriendlyConstructionCob ConstructionEarthen ConstructionEarth-Based Material File: Download Amnah_Alqenaee_Final_Thesis_.pdf Committee Members: Ali M Memari, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorAleksandra Z Radlinska, Committee MemberJose M Pinto Duarte, Committee MemberPatrick Joseph Fox, Program Head/Chair